[TenTec] OT - Entry Level for boys

[Jim Allen]

Sputnik went up in October, 1957, and lasted something like 3 months

One evening as we sat eating supper, the telephone rang. My dad got up and answered. He recognized the caller, the Superintendent of Schools, then became as flustered as I ever saw him. "Why, yes, he's here. I'll get him."

He gestured to me, I got up and answered the phone. My dad hovered around with a look in his face, "there better be a heck of a good story for this!" He could not imagine why this big shot was calling for me, a 6th grader.

The Super, W5FFE, said to me, "listen to this." I heard the beep, beep, beep, that no one had ever heard before. He explained it was a satellite, the first one, and he was listening to it on his radio, an SX-100 as I knew. I had been watching the launches from Florida, none successful thus far.

A few of us had been going to Novice classes, he knew of it, and had called some of us, each pass. 

I don't think my dad ever forgot that.

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> On Aug 18, 2016, at 22:12, Katz Ajamas <ajamas.rn at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Any hear sputnik? I was only four but recall the CW on the news.